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On October 26, 2015 Doctors Without Borders reported that a Saudi Arabian-led coalition airstrike had completely destroyed the Médecins Sans Frontières hospital in Saada, in northwestern Yemen, including the operating room. The first strike hit an unused part of the hospital, so the facility was completely evacuated at once. There were no direct casualties. However, a spokesman for the coalition forces, Brig-Gen Ahmed al-Asiri, disclaimed responsibility for the attack.〔( "Yemen conflict: MSF hospital destroyed by air strikes", BBC News (27 October 2015) )〕 "With the hospital destroyed, at least 200,000 people now have no access to lifesaving medical care", MSF said. "This attack is another illustration of a complete disregard for civilians in Yemen, where bombings have become a daily routine," said Hassan Boucenine, MSF head of mission in Yemen. The GPS coordinates of the only hospital in the Haydan district were regularly shared with the Saudi-led coalition, and the roof of the facility was clearly identified with the MSF logo, he said.〔( "MSF hospital in Yemen bombed by airstrike", ''Xinhua'' (2015-10-28) )〕 The UNICEF said the hospital in Saada was the 39th health center hit in Yemen since March, when the violence escalated. "More children in Yemen may well die from a lack of medicines and healthcare than from bullets and bombs," its executive director Anthony Lake said in a statement. He added that critical shortages of fuel, medication, electricity and water could mean many more will close. Amnesty International said the strike may amount to a war crime and called for an independent investigation.〔( Noah Browning, "Yemeni MSF hospital bombed, Saudi-led coalition denies responsibility", ''Reuters'' (October 27 2015) )〕〔( "Doctors Without Borders says Saudi-led airstrikes bomb Yemen hospital", ''Associated Press'' (October 28, 2015) )〕 ==See also== * Kunduz hospital airstrike * Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Airstrike on hospital in Saada, Yemen」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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